Time for me to see how badly my character analysis skills have
rusted...

Not even a partical of rust present IMHO.

You seem to be forgetting one very important detail here.

In the past, Small Lady is just a little girl, who happens to also be
a Sailor Senshi in training. Nobody even knows who her parents *are*
(outside of the Sailor Senshi), she's not a princess (as far as the
public is concerned), and her every action isn't being monitored by
somebody.

Annonimity was one of the key reasons that Neo-Queen Serenity sent Small
Lady back to the past. So she could lead something of a normal child hood.
The other key reason was to learn how to make freinds. You have to wonder
what her life was like in the very original timeline if a little girl, even
a princess, didn't know how to make friends by eight.

In Crystal Tokyo, Small Lady is the Crown Princess, and every aspect
of her life is subject to public scrutiny and criticism. When the
Crown Princess acts like a spoiled brat, it reflects badly on the
entire Royal Family. Add to that her status as a Sailor Senshi, and
her actions reflect badly on the Sailor Senshi as well. 

This was shown clearly. The public started to rumble at Small Lady's
behavior (for the wedding). The Senshi Council was even appaulled at it to
one extent or another. It's a sad day when the only people cheering on her
actions are Elder and Younger Uranus. 

In Crystal Tokyo, Small Lady isn't just some kid. She's Princess
Tsukino Usagi Small Lady Serenity, as well as Sailor Chibi-Moon. As
such, she can't *afford* to behave the way she does when she's trying
to spring Sakuya out of jail. Sakuya, for her part, did some stuff in
her efforts to *protect* Small Lady that under other circumstances
would have gotten her an execution sentence for treason. She made her
bed, and set out to lie in it, like a responsible, mature
adult...like an ideal Sailor Senshi. When Small Lady's behavior
reflected a completely opposite attitude, it angered Sakuya. Given
Sakuya's mindset, this is all too understandable.

That's as near a complete defense of Sakuya's behavior that I've ever seen.
Certainly it's clearer then what I'm able to produce ^_^;. Then again I'm
constrained by more fore knowledge of upcoming events.

Thanks Lurker, this was helpful!


Doug

"It is the major decisions that change the course of our future but it 
is the minor decisions that shape the being who we are."

"I write in broad tapestries, interweaving characters lives leaving
 the little details to the reader unless the detials are important."
	- Anne McCaffrey
	  From the book "Get off the Unicorn"

"I am Sailor Chibi-Earth! And I will sit you in the corner!"
	- Tsukino Misako, ToYV#6

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